Chapter 674: Not a Large Passenger Plane

However, Raz, who escaped by chance, did not feel any joy of surviving the disaster. At this time, in the sky, one fighter plane after another was being blown up by terrible missiles. The Israeli Air Force suffered a heavy blow again!

The F-4 and Lion fighters with inferior performance were counterattacked by the SAM-6 missiles, while the F-15 and F-16 fighters with advanced performance were ambushed by a new type of air defense missile that had never appeared before. The range of this missile exceeded 50 kilometers!

This is a day of shame for the Israeli Air Force! In the E-2 early warning aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea, Commander David clenched his fists tightly and bit his lips with his teeth, almost bleeding!

In this battle of the Bekaa Valley, our side is going to fail again! The Syrian Air Force did not even take action, and the missiles from the air defense force alone caused heavy losses to our air force! So far, at least fifty fighter planes have been destroyed!

"Order, everyone retreat!" Commander David said. Although he did not want to admit defeat, there was no doubt that his air force had been defeated by a group of surface-to-air missile positions!

The biggest mistake was the intelligence error! We did not expect that the SAM-6, which had lost its guidance radar, could still attack as a single missile launcher! We also did not know that the Syrians secretly deployed long-range air defense missiles!

The intelligence error caused us to suffer a complete defeat! Now is not the time to continue to order attacks and damage the Eagle of David. After returning, we must analyze the reasons for the previous failure and regroup!

After issuing this order, the three early warning personnel on the E-2 early warning aircraft were already exhausted. Because there was no data link, they could only use voice guidance. This time of guidance made them extremely tired. They stared at the screen, their brains followed the reactions, and they had to call out with their mouths. This was really not a job for one person.

Air traffic controller Yilan rubbed his eyes and stretched his waist. The cabin was already narrow, and after Commander David came on, the cabin became even more crowded. His waist had already begun to ache.

When Yilan glanced at the radar screen out of the corner of his eye, suddenly, his head buzzed, damn it!

What is that target flying quickly from our west?

Just now, the E-2 early warning aircraft had been watching the situation in the sky above the Bekaa Valley and providing guidance for its own fighters. Due to the limited number of early warning personnel, they did not pay much attention to this high-altitude target, which was on the route of civil aircraft. Moreover, Syria was in the east, and they were not alert to this target flying from the west.

But now, the target was less than 200 kilometers away from them, and the opponent continued to climb and accelerate, which forced Yilan to pay attention!

What is that?

At this moment, the target suddenly split into four, and continued to accelerate!

Damn, the target I just saw was a large passenger plane, but it was not a large passenger plane, but four fighter planes flying in a dense formation! Moreover, it can be predicted that this plane actually took off from a base in northern Syria, circled around, and flew from the western Mediterranean, trying to fool our side!

And they were really fooled! Looking at the target above, which had already climbed over 15,000 and was faster than the speed of sound, Yilan knew that this time it was probably a Syrian MiG-25! This type of fighter is now recognized as an early warning aircraft killer!

"Attention, Syrian MiG-25s are flying towards Hawkeye!" Ilan shouted loudly, "They must be coming towards us!"

The target displayed on the early warning aircraft was rapidly exceeding 20,000 kilometers in altitude, and its speed had reached Mach 2!

The two escorting F-15 fighters immediately turned on the afterburner and rushed forward! If necessary, they would even use their own bodies to block the missiles, and they could not let the other side damage the early warning aircraft! Because their air force commander was on the early warning aircraft!

Unfortunately, it was discovered too late! The enemy had already launched a missile at a distance of 100 kilometers!

Four MiG-25s fired all their missiles in two salvos. Eight R-33 missiles flew towards the Israeli early warning aircraft!

Although the Soviet Union now has an improved version of the R-33, the R-33M, this missile with a longer range has not been exported to Syria. The MiG-25's radar cannot provide guidance at such a long distance and must be launched in a mad dog mode, which requires the cooperation of its own early warning aircraft, which is not possible at present.

However, even an R-33 missile with a range of more than 100 kilometers is enough to kill the Israeli early warning aircraft! Approaching from the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Israelis did not discover it in time, and when they discovered it, it was too late!

After launching the missiles, Syria's MiG-25 fighters did not leave. They continued to provide radar illumination and guidance for their own missiles.

It is enough to use various means once. When used a second time, the other side will be on guard. This long-range missile is an anti-radiation model, which has been known to the West. Therefore, when such a missile is detected, the early warning aircraft needs to turn off the radar to make these missiles lose guidance.

The missiles launched by the Syrian Air Force this time were doubly insured. Each fighter launched two missiles, one of which was an anti-radiation model, and the other was a semi-active radar-guided model! The MiG-25's flat slot radar antenna was continuously emitting electromagnetic waves, illuminating its target and providing guidance for the missiles!

After launching the missiles, the MiG-25 fighters did not return but continued to fly at high altitudes. Due to the reduced weight, they easily climbed to an altitude of 25,000 meters and reached a speed of Mach 2.5.

At this time, the Israeli Air Force's F-15 fighter jets were also flying head-on! After discovering that the Syrian Air Force had launched missiles, the F-15 fighter jets quickly locked onto the target and fired the Sparrow missiles they were carrying.

Their target was not the MiG-25 fighter jets, but the flying missiles!

Yes, it is the R-33 missile! This missile is extremely powerful. One missile can destroy an early warning aircraft. It also has a long range. However, this missile has a weakness that comes from its mother: poor maneuverability!

In order to counter the MiG-25, the United States has been constantly improving the Sparrow missile. The current Sparrow missile can already hit targets flying at an altitude of 30,000 meters! The internal circuit has also been optimized for high-speed targets.